These Are The 10 Most Successful Cities In Texas

What is success? Is it the amount of money you have in your bank account, at any given point? Is it that feeling you get after delivering a killer presentation, or even a pretty decent bar joke?

Or is it something bigger–something wholly unnamable, undefinable, immeasurable, and totally subjective?

Probably so.

But here at Zippia, we like things that we can neatly measure and then expound upon. So yes, with the Power of Math, we have determined the unarguable, totally objective 10 most successful cities in Texas. And here they are:

1. West University Place
2. Trophy Club
3. Bellaire
4. Fair Oaks Ranch
5. Highland Village
6. Melissa
7. Helotes
8. Colleyville
9. Flower Mound
10. Terrell Hills

If you are trying to argue already with our unarguable list, keep reading. There’s a method to this madness.

How We Determined The Most Successful Cities In Texas

The first thing that comes to most capitalist minds in terms of success is–money. After all, rich people must be successful, right?

Meh. Maybe. But we think there’s a bit more that goes into it than that. So we looked at this set of criteria from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

1. West University Place

Population: 15,223Median Income: $207,429
Poverty Level: 1.8%
Unemployment Rate: 3.1%

2. Trophy Club

Population: 9,451Median Income: $127,391
Poverty Level: 2.6%
Unemployment Rate: 2.6%

3. Bellaire

Population: 17,533Median Income: $169,663
Poverty Level: 2.4%
Unemployment Rate: 3.6%

4. Fair Oaks Ranch

Population: 6,534Median Income: $132,855
Poverty Level: 0.5%
Unemployment Rate: 4.1%

5. Highland Village

Population: 15,589Median Income: $133,161
Poverty Level: 2.1%
Unemployment Rate: 3.7%

6. Melissa

Population: 5,675Median Income: $102,591
Poverty Level: 2.1%
Unemployment Rate: 2.5%

7. Helotes

Population: 7,880Median Income: $114,470
Poverty Level: 3.5%
Unemployment Rate: 3.2%

8. Colleyville

Population: 23,928Median Income: $151,169
Poverty Level: 1.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.8%

9. Flower Mound

Population 2014: 67,630 Median Income: $121,549
Poverty Level: 2.9%
Unemployment Rate: 4.3%

10. Terrell Hills

Population: 5,037Median Income: $127,589
Poverty Level: 5.8%
Unemployment Rate: 0.8%

Measuring Success

If you’re still looking at this post thinking, “Surely, such superficial methods can’t possibly measure a city, or rather, the individuals that make up that city’s success!” well, you’re probably right.

But we like to measure things, and when it comes to success, we feel pretty successful in our approach. Congrats to West University Place and our winners. And for those who didn’t make the cut, well, better luck next year.

Detailed List Of The Most Successful Cities In Texas

Rank	City	Median Income	Poverty Rate	Unemployment Rate
1	West University Place	$207,429	1.8%	3.1%
2	Trophy Club	$127,391	2.6%	2.6%
3	Bellaire	$169,663	2.4%	3.6%
4	Fair Oaks Ranch	$132,855	0.5%	4.1%
5	Highland Village	$133,161	2.1%	3.7%
6	Melissa	$102,591	2.1%	2.5%
7	Helotes	$114,470	3.5%	3.2%
8	Colleyville	$151,169	1.8%	4.8%
9	Flower Mound	$121,549	2.9%	4.3%
10	Terrell Hills	$127,589	5.8%	0.8%
11	Southlake	$170,742	3.2%	4.8%
12	Coppell	$111,325	4.0%	4.1%
13	Keller	$114,266	3.9%	4.9%
14	Murphy	$121,360	3.6%	5.1%
15	Frisco	$112,155	3.9%	4.9%
16	Cibolo	$87,613	3.5%	4.8%
17	League City	$90,972	4.6%	4.5%
18	Woodway	$79,797	5.9%	2.9%
19	Pearland	$94,653	4.7%	4.9%
20	Hewitt	$70,300	4.9%	3.5%
21	Sunnyvale	$100,517	1.1%	5.7%
22	Selma	$75,949	5.0%	4.6%
23	Allen	$102,120	5.4%	5.2%
24	Sachse	$91,543	3.0%	5.7%
25	Prosper	$111,641	9.7%	3.8%
26	McKinney	$82,988	7.5%	4.0%
27	Sugar Land	$105,400	5.1%	5.3%
28	Kyle	$75,182	5.7%	4.4%
29	Jersey Village	$67,607	4.1%	4.5%
30	Roanoke	$61,010	5.4%	1.9%
31	Portland	$66,662	5.9%	3.2%
32	Seabrook	$79,308	5.2%	5.2%
33	Robinson	$71,215	6.5%	4.2%
34	Friendswood	$95,120	4.9%	5.7%
35	Mansfield	$89,774	6.0%	5.3%
36	Kennedale	$75,278	9.8%	2.9%
37	University Park	$176,836	7.6%	5.8%
38	Manvel	$85,081	11.2%	3.2%
39	Rockwall	$86,627	6.4%	5.6%
40	Grapevine	$75,931	9.9%	4.3%
41	Fate	$89,505	4.1%	6.5%
42	Celina	$88,500	13.2%	2.8%
43	Highland Park	$192,946	5.5%	7.1%
44	Katy	$73,006	8.9%	4.5%
45	Whitehouse	$71,250	6.3%	5.3%
46	Midland	$67,144	8.8%	4.3%
47	Wylie	$83,594	5.3%	6.4%
48	Lake Jackson	$72,645	7.6%	5.3%
49	Lakeway	$109,628	5.1%	7.1%
50	Plano	$82,944	6.7%	5.9%
51	Benbrook	$64,553	7.6%	5.0%
52	Andrews	$60,579	9.4%	4.2%
53	Pflugerville	$74,196	8.8%	5.3%
54	Cedar Park	$79,323	5.6%	6.6%
55	Little Elm	$81,866	5.2%	6.9%
56	Carrollton	$69,282	7.2%	5.6%
57	Red Oak	$67,132	11.0%	4.2%
58	Addison	$60,456	10.4%	3.7%
59	Anna	$63,556	4.6%	6.1%
60	Hutto	$70,519	4.1%	6.8%
61	Universal City	$60,934	8.6%	4.9%
62	Buda	$69,685	10.8%	5.0%
63	Lumberton	$62,166	5.6%	6.0%
64	Leon Valley	$60,040	9.6%	4.7%
65	Midlothian	$72,126	5.7%	6.9%
66	Burkburnett	$50,958	7.7%	4.7%
67	Crowley	$64,836	6.4%	6.4%
68	Kermit	$52,813	11.7%	2.5%
69	Alamo Heights	$110,086	10.7%	6.6%
70	Missouri City	$84,662	5.1%	7.8%
71	Schertz	$72,463	6.5%	7.0%
72	Deer Park	$77,612	6.7%	7.1%
73	Rowlett	$83,442	5.3%	7.7%
74	Azle	$54,171	10.7%	4.4%
75	Burleson	$69,088	7.5%	6.5%
76	North Richland Hills	$62,927	6.7%	6.2%
77	Leander	$75,983	4.0%	8.0%
78	Iowa Park	$47,276	9.5%	3.2%
79	Fort Stockton	$47,714	7.6%	4.8%
80	Royse City	$66,619	4.2%	7.6%
81	Fairview	$74,285	8.1%	7.1%
82	Seminole	$51,324	12.8%	3.2%
83	The Colony	$71,425	5.5%	7.7%
84	Lewisville	$58,559	8.4%	5.9%
85	Bedford	$60,373	8.0%	6.1%
86	Sanger	$53,862	8.5%	5.7%
87	Saginaw	$74,521	5.8%	7.8%
88	Round Rock	$70,952	8.5%	7.1%
89	Converse	$62,627	11.0%	5.8%
90	Odessa	$56,119	11.9%	5.0%
91	Corinth	$85,170	6.6%	8.3%
92	Stafford	$58,519	11.7%	5.3%
93	New Braunfels	$59,083	10.2%	6.1%
94	Angleton	$53,638	10.9%	5.5%
95	Lake Dallas	$68,071	5.6%	8.0%
96	Heath	$152,379	5.0%	10.8%
97	White Oak	$57,202	14.9%	4.9%
98	Boerne	$57,027	10.9%	6.0%
99	Nederland	$56,990	7.7%	7.0%
100	Watauga	$61,716	6.6%	7.7%